Brandon Thatch still feels like he’s in a dream after a first-round TKO of Justin Edwards on UFC Fight Night 27’s preliminary card, and he’s a little hesitant to commit to his next step.

“I’m just getting my feathers wet, so I don’t have anybody on the radar that I’m looking to fight,” Thatch (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “But as long as I put on a good performance and my opponent is bringing out the best of me, I’m good with that.

“Whoever is going to pull out a good fight and a fight that the fans want to watch and people remember, that’s the fight that I want. I just want to make fireworks.”

Thatch took all of 83 seconds to pound out Edwards (8-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) on the FOX Sports 2-televised preliminary card of Wednesday’s event, which took place at Indianapolis’ Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

While his modesty is apparent, Thatch can’t help from saying he’d like his next opponent to be a little bigger than the most recent preliminary-card winner.

“(Martin) Kampmann just fought,” Thatch said. “He was recently a top-five fighter, and I think someone like that would be good.”

Kampmann, who headlined Wednesday’s event in a loss to Carlos Condit, is a pretty tall request coming from a first-time UFC winner. It would be a gigantic leap for Thatch to fight a seven-year octagon vet that’s several times been considered for a title shot.

But when you completely obliterate your opponent, don’t you have the right to be a little more choosy than the next person? After all, Thatch more than lived up to his reputation as a tough customer on the regional scene, and even got a visit from UFC matchmaker Joe Silva after his fight.

“He said I had a bright future,” Thatch said.

The 28-year-old Colorado native is being polite for right now, however. He just got here, after all, and the only feathers he wants to ruffle are those of his opponents.

“I’m not rushing to get anywhere,” he said. “I’m just getting into the best organization in the world. I think there’s some things that I need to work on before I jump too fast. I don’t want to not live up to the hype. I want to stick around.”

Given the utter lack of nerves he experiences both before and during a fight, it’s a safe bet he will be.

“I was nervous all the way up until weigh-ins, and then I got in front of the crowd and it turned the lights on in me, and I got butterflies, and they were all good butterflies from then on,” Thatch said.

And while some might wonder why it took him 11 fights to make it into the UFC, he believes he’s going just the right pace.

“I’m a firm believer in things happening when they’re supposed to,” Thatch said. “My debut happened when it was supposed to, and I put my career in the hands of my manager. When it’s supposed to happen, it will happen. I’m going to take my time and let things happen when they’re supposed to.”

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